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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
cleveland Ayerse to secresy.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA Washington spe-
cial to the World to-day quotes President
Cleveland as having said in regard to his
annual message: 81 do not see what neces-
sity there is for keeping these messages so
profoundly secret, aside from the simple
question of courtesy to Congress. | have
stand why he should take so much trouble
with my messages. II he would let me have
my way l presume would give the whole
thing TO the first clever fellow who should
ask for IL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
Rapid Strides Forward.

The Portland Press made its annual bow
in our columns last week. The Press is
straight-laced Republican paper, and an
ably-edited one. 1t is newsy and clean, and
has a wide-awake corps of correspondents
throughout the State that makes 1t essen
TALLY Maine paper. 1t is taking rapid
strides forward
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
THE GOVERNORS ILLNESS.
His Case Far More Serious than was
at First Reported.
Especial to the Press.

Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, Dec. 7.-Governor Bodwell is
very sick man and is much more i'll than has
been represented in the dispatches which
have gone out Yesterday he was very rest
less and in SO great pain that about o'clock
he called for something to quiet his nerves.
His physician, DIR. Thompson, of this city,
gave him ether. In about an hour he was
again attacked by the heart trouble. from
which he suffered at Brunswick, and for a
while 1t was thought he was dying. DIR.
Geo. K. Brickett of Augusta, was sent for as
soon as possible. Mr.. Bodwell rallied from
this attack and obtained fair nights sleep
without the aid of narcotics. Drs. Brickett
and Thompson sremained with the patient
nearly all night and portion of the fore
noon. DIR. Brickett's diagnosis of the case
was neuralgia of the heart, attended by gen.
eral congestion. He said the Governor was
in a criticalcondition and appeared anxious.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
Crushed by a sIock of Granite.

THoMAsroN, Dec. 7-George F. Newhall,
while at work for the Long Cove Granite
Company, st. George, had his right arm
crushed by a large piece of granite falling on
to him. Amputation was necessary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
MAiN &.
To QUARRY Granite.

RocKLAND, Dec. 7.-Shields and Carroll,
the new granite firm at Green's Landing, are
making extensive preparations for the fed
ing of their SIPS, 900 contract. Big derricks
are being erected. sheds and stables put up
and railroad track laid from the quarries
to the shipping point. A large force will be
set to work In the spring.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
The Reform Clubs.

GARDINER, Dec. 7.-Thereis a fair num-
Der of delegates in attendance at the State
Reform Club convention. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Walter Southworth, Fades Falls.
Vice Presidents-A. X. =. Buffam, Gardiner
Parker Oliver. Winnegance and X. A. Went
worth, Hallowen.
Secretary-J. f. Wright, Bath.
Messrs. Buffam, Oliver and Doughty were
made committee for nominating state COM
mittee. Several members spoke during the
afternoon session and arrangements were
made for public meeting and rally Thurs
day evening
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
widely Known and Respected.

LIvERMoRE FALLS, Dec. 7.-Mr. Frank
lin Gibbs, one of Livermore's widely known
and respected citizens, died very suddenly
about ten O'Clock this forenoon, of hemorrh-
age of the stomach. Mr.. Gibbs was very
benevolent gentleman and highly esteemed
by his townsmen. lie was from family of
thirteen children. His age was 6S years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
Feeling Better Last Night


AUGUSTA, Dec. 7.-Governor Bodwell was
feeling better tonight, and called for cup of
tea, and nourishment has been given him.
His physicians are with him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

A fight with gloves occurred at South Port
land Tuesday night between John Carroll,
champion bintam weight of Maine, and
Jack Curran of Cumberland Mills, for a
purse of $50. Carroll was declared the win
ner after five rounds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

On Monday morning the laborers along the
line of the Canadian Pacific Railroad were
from S1.50 per day to S1.25 The price of
board is unchanged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
The New Postmaster General.

The New Postmaster General.
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, who has
been nominated to succeed Mr.. Villas as
Postmaster General, is descended on the pa
ternal side from the Dickinsons of Massa-
chusetts. He is about forty-one years old.
By his own labors he earned the means to
secure collegiate education. When twenty
one years old he was admitted to the bar.
BE rose rapidly in his profession, and for
many years has been a leading lawyer In the
Northwest He has been connected as coun-
sci with many important cases in Michigan,
and before the United States Supreme Court
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, ]

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.
The indications for New England and east
ern New York, are slightly cooler, threaten
ing weather and light rains, partly as snow
in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and the
northern portion of eastern New York. with
light to fresh variable winds.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Dec. z, 1887, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
Mt all stations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
TREASURY REPORT.
Another Free Trade Argument by
Secretary FaIrchIId.
Reduction Of the Tariff on imports
Recommended.
Some Sensible Suggestions In Re-
gard to silver.

The following are the most important fea-
lures of the report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury:
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
Fiscal Year, 1887.
The ordinary revenues Of the government
from all sources for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1887, were:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

The operating expense account shows S24,-
562. 46 general expenses; S7,054. SO passengers
transportation :. So, ,865. .46 freight transpor-
tation; So, ,965.52 for motive power; S29.
273.25 for car maintenance; S153, ,975.15 for
maintenance OF way and buildings.
Two dividends of per cent each, or $685.
494.93 have been paid from the earnings, and
the balance, SS,l26.92, carried to profit and
loss.
ELECTION
The following directors were elected Geo.
p. Wescott, Nathan Webb, w. l.. Putnam.
Charles Mccarthy. Jr., and James p. Baxter
of Portland; Geo. c. Lord, Newton, Mass, ;
Stephen j. Young, Brunswick, Me. :; Joseph
S. Kicker, Deering; Arthur Sewall, Bath.
William Ii. Conant was reelected treasurer
and clerk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

Chamberlain within the next three days, SIS
that variety in the matter of food and 1t
service is secured to the representative OF
her Majesty for this week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

As compared with the fiscal year 1885, the
receipts for 1887 have increased S34, 1868, $50
60. There was an increase in the expendi-
lures Of S25. 9O41.47.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

I beg to inform my old friends and patrons that
IL may now be found with Allen 4 Company,
clothers and furnishers, 204 Middle street, corner
of Plum GEORGE NJ. G00LD.
Formerly with Z. r Harrington. oetl 9snu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
Fiscal Year, 1888.
SURPLUS REYENuE.

For the present fiscal year the revenues
actual and estima ted, are $685., 100000, an
the expenditures sec, ,1S2, ,214.52.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

The contested senatorship of West Vir
ia has been quickly disposed of by UNI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08
Taking Peace to Senators. .

The members of the British Peace COM
mission visited the room of the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations this morning
Each of the visitors addressed the senators
setting forth their views and purposes in
connection with the plan of settling interna-
tional controversies by arbitration. The
nrnnaadinrs were informal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

At the close of her last song Mrs. Hawes
was presented with beautiful table scarf by
the association as a token Of .the gratitude
and appreciation felt by the society for her
generous efforts in its behalf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-08

NEW York, Dec. 7.-G. w. Smalley tele-
graphs to the Tribune from Paris today as
follows:
Mr.. Blaine and his family are still in Paris
and their movements appear to be watched
as assiduously as ever
Many extraordinary statements about Mr.
Blaine, his opinions, and his sayings and do
ings are transmitted to the American press.
The Chicago reporter. who has followed him
all over Europe, has not deserted him while
in Paris. Other reporters also have shown
him many attentions, more, perhaps than he
cares for.
Mr.. Blaine authorizes me to say that the
reports of alleged interviews with him,
cabled of late by various persons from Paris,
in which he is represented as speaking with
great freedom Of his political intentions and
of his expectations touching the Presiden-
tial nomination and election Of next year are
absolute fabrications. 1t may be added that
the Presidency Is one subject upon which
Mr., Blaine has maintained steady reserve
since he came to Europe. But IL is not to be
denied that all those who hold intimate Iela
tions with him have In some way gained an
impression that he does not expect his name
to be presented to the Republican conven-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
FARM and HOUSEHOLD.
WATER IN BUTTER.

While salt will readily dissolve
at fifty degrees, it is not so easy to
get the butter free from the surplus
water, aud it is by this needless
water that much injury is done to
butter. Fifty.five degrees would
be better, and salt the butter at
sixty degrees. Water IS a great
solvent of caseine and sugar
traces of which will be found in all
butter, however we'll worked-but
the more water remaining after
working over, the greater the
chemical action, and acting upon
the minute particles of curd or
cheese, it becomes rancid by we'll
known chemical action. Butter
should not contain more water than
is necessary to dissolve what salt it
will retain in the form OF brine,
and fourteen per cent. seems to be
about the amount. More water
than this dilutes the brine, and de-
feats by so much the object of the
use of salt in butter-to preserve
the caseiue from chemical change
nor can this be accomplished save
in q temperature below fifty de-
grees. In the usual creamery but
ter, and all that made by cold
setting, the maker often uninten-
tiOnally leaves more than twenty
per cent. Of water in butter. not
understanding that butter made
from cream slightly acid retains
more moisture than that made from
sOurer cream. The souring breaks
up the texture of the cream, and
the butter separates better from the
butter milk. Then all the butter
maker needs to do is to churn the
ripened cream at lower temper
allure than is needed for sour, to
use salt each time in washing it
free from butter milk, and when the
regulation amountof salt is used to
season the butter, let 1t dissolve,
and then by gently working and
packing, know that the butter Is
free from any excess of water above
fourteen per cent. Then if kept
below fifty degrees, and away from
the influence of the air, butter
made from soured milk must keep
well.-American AgricultWiSt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
An ALARMING EVIL.

One of the saddest and most
alarming evils among us, is the
want OF parental discipline, and
the lawless spirit resulting from it
among the youth of our land.
American children generally gov
ern their parents. When they get
beyond the period of infancy they
almost become young gentlemen
and ladies. Boys and girls are
generally to very slight extend
under the oversight of their pa
rents. Not unfrequently they are
sent into the streets that the moth
or may not be troubled with them,
and such boys very quickly acquire
all the accomplishments which be-.
long TO young men of the period
The girls walk the streets arrayed
in the fashions Of the day, and read
the immoral papers, and before
they enter upon womaDhood often
have their minds corrupted with
false views of life, and imagina.
tons excited by images rninous to
mind and heart.
Why, with such an education as
our young people generally obtain,
need one be surprised at the dissi.
patton OF our Young men, and the
fast habits of some of our young
wOmeni The evil seeds that are
being sown every day in our streets
must be expected to take root and
in due time spring up with deadly
fruit. Has not the time come for
parents to watch more closely the
impression for time and eternity
being daily made upon the minds
of their children
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
SHE RETIRED.
HOW A FAIR HOSTESS WAS INDUC.
ED TO LEAVE HER MALE
GUESTS.


Anent the visit OF Chief Justice
Waite to st. Paul some years ago
and IA stag party which was given
Tor his benefit by prominent citi
zen, | am reminded OF a little incl
dent in connection with the party
which is very good in its way. -
The host, whose wife was in the
east, thought it becoming to invite
to SIT at the end of the dining table
well known society lady of those
days, now deceased. She came
and did the honors gracefully, but
when she should have retired and
left the gentleman to their wine
she manifested an intention to
stay. The host was perplexed, the
guests annoyed, and an awkward
scene was promised, when one of
the gentlemen-a dignified judge
in demeanor and position-furnish-
ed the key to the situation. He
saw the dilemma, cleared his throat,
and announced an anecdote :"Years
ago." said he, al was waylald with
n party of friends one stormy
night in a country town. 1t was
hot, our rooms disagreeable and
the mosqultous vexatious. At
midnight we all arose and in our
nightshirts went to the bar.rOom.
There we shook dice, matched dol.
lars, cnt matches and did every
thing else possible to pass away
the time. Finally we hit on a new
scheme. All Of us stood up against
the bar with our backs to it. The
bartender took the tail of each
mans shirt and tackled ii to the
top of the bar. To each tail there
was the same number of tacks,
and each tackled in the same posi-
ton. The idea then was for all to
pull away, and the man who got
loose last was to pay for the drinks.
We started. My shirt" 1t was
growing too hot in that room for
the lady. She fled without an
adieu.-St. Paul Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
CLEANLINESS.

A good many farmers have the
idea, says the PlOughman, that
milk is not just right for pigs until
it is soured. This is very serious
mistake. No possible good can
come from souring it, bat very
serious harm. After you take out
the cream and water, the most that
remains is caselne and sugar OF
milk. Both are valuable. But
when You sour it you change the
sugar of milk into Tactic acid, and
lose nearly half the entire value OF
your milk. Feed milk sweet to
calves aud pigs and colts. Never
let it sour if you can help it. Why
will you throw away half its value?
The garden needs more manure.
This fact should always be kept in
mind, and every bit of waste that
is likely to have any value, me-
chanical or otherwise, as manure,
should be added to the heap. 1t is
wonderful what a lot of manure
may be got together by those who
keep this always before them
Everybody, of course, should keep
pigs to eat up the waste vegetables,
and with the manure from the pig.
stye should be blended all the
other waste matters of the garden
and house.
Oil, says the american Agricul-
tWist, Is fatal to every insect 1t
touches, and sulphur is very often
sive to them. A mixture of four
ounces of lard and one OF sulphur,
we'll rubbed together, and with the
addition of one ounce of kerosene
oil and one drachm of creosOte will
be found an excellent remedy
against all sorts of insect vermin,
while the liberal use of kerosene
oil on poultry roosts will free the
fowls of their tormentors.
1t is a fallacy to milk cows but
once day, when they drop off in
the winter. AS long as the COW is
MIXED, 1t should be twice a day
1t is injurious to both COW and milk
to allow the milk to remain so long
in the udder.
A good way to keep the cow-yard
clean and wholesome, and save the
manure, is simply to plough the
yard as often as once month";
This method is simple and effective.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
AN IRISH HEROINE.

The Tory Cabinet has empowered
Bloody Balfour to suppress the
Irish National League in Dublin
and, if he shall deem it proper
throughout Ireland as well. The
granting of such unjust power to a
single individual, blinded by
prejudice and incapacitated for
acting fairly, is mockery of free
government. But in spite of such
menace the Irish people have not
lost heart, as a Saturdays dis
patch from Dublin shows. II
states that twenty persons were
arraigned on Friday IN county
Wexford for lntimldatlng a land
grabber. Sixteen of them were
discharged, but "the other four, all
of whom were children, were con-
victed." One Of them, a young
girl, was told that she might es-
cape Imprisonment and be allowed
to give bail if she would express
regret for what she had done. The
brave girl Indignantly spurned the
offer with the patriotic reply, 81 do
not regret what have done, and |
will not give bail. 1t is no dis
grace to be imprisoned for Ire
land :" What splendid beroism In
that young breast beats the heart
of a Joan of Arc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
Firing a Whole Jackass.
IAN old Scrap Book. !

A band of Indians made a sud
den attack on a detachment OF
United States soldiers in The noun
tains Of the tar West. The soldiers
had q mountain hOwitzer mount
ed on a mule. Not having time to
take it off and put it in position,
they backed up the mule and let
drive at the Indians. The load
was so heavy that mule and all
went tumblng down the hill TO-
ward the savages, who, not under
standing that kind of warfare, fled
like deers. Afterward one OF
them was captured, and when
asked why he ran so, replied "Me
big I1jun, not afraid Of little guns
or big guns, but when white man
load mp and fire a whole jackass at
lnun, me run like the devil"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-10-28
A Sound Mind i'm a Sound
Body.

Science and philosophy have ex-
hausted themselves in profound
treatises to determine the just rela-
ton between mind and matter, be-
tween body and soul, how to pre-
serve the equilibrium between the
two, and how to restore it when it
is lost by sickness Of the body
This great problem hassuccessfully
been solved by a gentleman in
North Carolina, by experience on
himself, proving that an ounce of
practical experience IS worth sever
al pounds of scientific or philosoph.
ical theorizing. Mr.. Hamlin is one
of the best known insurance men
in Winston, n. @.
Gentlemen-Ever since / was
seven years of age have had what
the doctors call hip disease, and
which | call white swelling. Ny
hip was drawn out of place. There
was a swelling at the knee joint,
where there is profuse running,
which has been there for years. Of
course this has greatly depleted my
system, together with surgical OPP
GRAFTON on the leg bone. | tried
every known blood purifier to build
up my system, but none did me
good until | took s. s. S. | use 1t
every spring. 1t always builds me
up, giving me appetite and diges-
ton, and enables me to stand the
long, trying, enervating, hot sum-
mer days. TO me there is no such
medicine for purifying the blood
and building mp the wasted system
as S. S. s. On using it soon be-
come strong Of body and easy of
mind. My color changes from a
pale, worn look to Il healthy, ro-
bust complexion.
Yours, very truly,
NJ. S. HAMLIN.
Winston, n. c., April -, 1887,
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
THESwIFT SPECIFIC Co., Draw
er 3, Atlanta. Ga.
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1897. THE SUN. 1887
A.. S. ABELL CO., Publishers,
BALTIMORE.
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